According to the business world on the 30th, CEO Jensen Hwang will meet with heads and executives of major AI companies, including Chairman Lee Jae-yong, Chairman Chey Tae-won, Chairman Chung Eui-sun, and CEO Choi Soo-yeon, prior to a special speech at the APEC CEO Summit held in Gyeongju on the afternoon of the 31st. It is reported that attendees will broadly discuss the direction of AI ecosystem establishment and semiconductor cooperation between NVIDIA and major domestic groups.
Bloomberg previously reported that NVIDIA signed AI semiconductor supply contracts with major domestic companies such as Samsung Electronics, SK, Hyundai Motors, and Naver, and plans to officially announce them on the 31st. This large-scale contract is expected to serve as an opportunity for Korea to emerge as a new strategic market at a time when Nvidia’s business expansion in China has become difficult due to the US-China trade conflict. Large Korean companies will also be able to secure stable graphics processing units (GPUs), which are essential for AI model learning and operation. At the NVIDIA conference held on the 28th (local time), CEO Hwang said, “All companies in the Korean industrial ecosystem are deep friends and very good partners.”
When I visit Korea, there will be an announcement that will really make people happy.
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[Exclusive] Jensen Hwang meets Lee Jae-yong, Choi Tae-won, Chung Eui-seon, and Choi Soo-yeon at the same time tomorrow | JoongAng Ilbo